NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series -- FINAL results from Tri-State Raceway

NHRA LUCAS OIL DRAG RACING SERIES - West Central Division

Tri-State Raceway

Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005

Putz repeats in TAD, Chaffee surprises in TAFC

at Tri-State Raceway NHRA Lucas Series finale

 

EARLVILLE, Iowa - Earlville's own Richard Putz wrapped up the NHRA West
Central Division season for 2005 with a Top Alcohol Dragster victory at
Tri-State Raceway, defeating second-generation racer Todd Datweiler in
the final, 5.52, 256.02 mph to 5.801, 240.12.  He was joined in the
winner's circle by Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Gage Chaffee from Big
Lake, Minn.

NHRA West Central Division points leaders Randy Meyer and Cy Chesterman
each held their ground and will be the 2005 NHRA West Central Division
Lucas Oil Series Champions in their respective categories.

In Competition Eliminator action, Brian Browell, driving his swift
D/Dragster came from outside the division to record the victory by
turning back LaCross, Wis., racer Bill Riemenapp in the final.

Both finalists in Super Stock were from the North Central Division as
Fred Bartoli, of El Grove, Ill., defeated Gary Tompa, of Saginaw, Mich.,
for the trophy.

Two racers from Minnesota met in the Super Comp final with Jeff Cheney
of Cambridge beating Jim Laborde of Hibbing.

The Sportsman Motorcycle title went to another Minnesota campaigner, as
Brian Johnson rode his Suzuki to glory.

This was the final NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing event for 2005 in the NHRA
West Central Division.

 

 

 

The following are Sunday's final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series, West Central Division event at Tri-State Raceway:

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER:

 

ROUND ONE

6) Todd Datweiler, Herscher, Ill., 5.657, 240.34 def. 3) Jeff Hamelink,
Savage, Minn., 7.659, 131.39;

4) Randy Meyer, Spring Hill, Kan., 5.372, 245.49 def. 5) Bill Reichert,
Owosso, Mich., 5.605, 259.76;

2) David Wells, Lemars, Iowa, 5.660, 241.07 def. 7) Scott Murray,
Winnipeg, Manit., 6.108, 211.33;

1) Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.468, 259.11 def. 8) Ray Hack,
Valpraiso, Ind., 10.408, 73.38;

 

SEMI-FINALS

Putz, 5.499, 257.58 def. Meyer, 7.112, 126.85; Datweiler, 6.357, 168.94
def. Wells, no show;

 

FINALS

Putz, 5.523, 256.02 def. Datweiler, 5.801, 240.12.

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR:

 

ROUND ONE

8) Bruce Carlson, Prior Lake, Minn., '04 Corvette, 5.994, 241.24 def. 1)
Kirk Williams, Glenwood, Iowa, '98 Firebird, 6.108, 242.10;

3) Cy Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa, '02 Firebird, 5.938, 247.43 def. 6)
Vern Moats, Des Moines, Iowa, '03 Camaro, 5.800, 248.98;

2) Bernie Harrington, Apple Valley, Calif., '02 Camaro, 5.864, 245.54
def. 7) Andy Bohl, Racine, Wis., '00 Firebird, 5.995, 237.05;

5) Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '02 Corvette, 6.003, 240.81 def. 4)
Kim Fritts, Greenup, Ill.,

'98 Firebird, 6.136, 242.36;

 

SEMI-FINALS

Chaffee, 6.046, 239.91 def. Carlson, 6.863, 184.77; Chesterman, 5.877,
248.75 def. Harrington, 6.078, 235.47;

 

FINALS

Chaffee, 5.991, 239.95 def. Chesterman, 5.980, 246.53.

 

 

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

Richard Putz, Earlville, Iowa, 5.523, 256.02  def. Todd Datweiler,
Herscher, Ill., 5.801, 240.12.

 

 

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

Gage Chaffee, Big Lake, Minn., '02 Corvette, 5.991, 239.95  def. Cy
Chesterman, Sioux City, Iowa,

'02 Firebird, 5.980, 246.53.

 

 

COMPETITION ELIMINATOR

Brian Browell, Lafayette, Ind., dragster, D/D, 7.286, 181.01  def. Bill
Riemenapp, La Crosse, Wis., '99 Firebird, B/EA, 7.966, 169.25.

 

 

SUPER STOCK

Fred Bartoli, Elk Grove Village, Ill., '00 Firebird, GT/DA, 10.050,
131.56  def. Gary Tompa, Saginaw, Mich., '84 Firebird, GT/H, 10.174,
130.87.

 

STOCK ELIMINATOR

Johnny Diekema, Blue Grass, Iowa, '70 Nova, B/S, 10.927, 108.82  def.
Rob Turkal, Rapids City, Ill., '80 Camaro, I/S, 11.551, 103.28.

 

SUPER COMP

Jeff Cheney, Cambridge, Minn., dragster, 8.893, 169.78  def. Jim
Laborde, Hibbing, Minn., dragster, 8.866, 153.72.

 

 

SUPER GAS

Ray Connolly, Elyria, Ohio, '63 Corvette, 9.918, 156.86  def. Chris
Bishop, Grand Rapids, Minn.,

'79 Malibu, 9.855, 150.31.

 

 

SUPER STREET

Alan Percival, Litteton, Colo., '69 Dart, 10.929, 134.48  def. Justin
Rosenbohm, LeClaire, Iowa, '70 Camaro, 10.881, 123.46.

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOTORCYCLE

Brian Johnson, Anoka, Minn., '05 Suzuki, 9.100, 141.40  def. Stan
Johnson, Sioux Falls, S.D., '78 Kawasaki, 9.440, 137.48.